Magic Tuber Stringband, Austin Cash and Michael Potter at 10 Forward Friday, July 28th.
Magic Tuber Stringband
"Evan Morgan and Courtney Werner are the kinds of music lovers whose interests have propelled them almost past the bounds of music and into the realms of field recordings and sound art."
"On Tarantism, their latest LP for Feeding Tube, MTSB continues to plow the fertile, morel-strewn middle ground between ancient Appalachian folk modes and the “eternal music” of La Monte Young, et al. It’s a similar project to what Pelt and their cohorts have been up to for the last few decades — and I love it. Droning fiddle and cello, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, shruti box and more blending together into a deep, absorbing whole. It’s magic."
- Tyler Wilcox, Aquarium Drunkard
"Like fellow travelers Pelt, a band alive to the experimental possibilities of American roots music, both in its traditional forms and in where it can be stretched." ★★★★
- John Mulvey, MOJO
"Werner and Morgan have mined the vein of musical ore opened up by Henry Flynt, Pelt and their tributary ensembles and associates, synthesizing the ringing sonorities of Appalachian string-band music andAmerican minimalism."
Magic Tuber Stringband is an experimental folk group based in Durham, NC. Rooted in the fiddle/guitar duo of Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan, the group features and has featured floating members like Crowmeat Bob, Mike Devito, Dan Partridge, and Andy McLeod. On their newest record Tarantism (Feeding Tube), Magic Tuber continues to walk the line between improvisation and composition, the avant-garde and traditional forms. Tarantism is a joyful observation of the natural world as much as it is a somber lament for the deep losses and failures of Spring 2020, the time of its recording.
Austin Cash
Austin Cash is a guitarist and composer from Fayetteville, AR. His 2023 releases “Judsonia” (Cruel Nature Records) and “Hello, Franklin” (Gar Hole Records) pursue the boundaries of american primitive, americana, and avant garde sonic art.